Mary ( ) Madden - Ellice, Perth, Ontario

This is one more as yet unrelated Madden family.  It is given here in the hope that a connection might yet be found.  Among the mysteries of the Madden family is the entry in the 1880 census for Thomas Madden, stating he is from Canada.  We know that is not true, however, we do not know where he was in the few years before that census.  Might he have been with relatives in Canada.  Why did he go to Bay City?  It seems important to explore Madden connections in an effort to find more on the family of his father James.  

This family was in Canada and also involved in shipping on the Great Lakes.

Mary bn 1795 Ireland  - Although it is not stated that Mary is John’s mother, she was living with the family in Canada in 1861.  The relationship of Jeremiah is also unknown at this point.  He is in the same area as Mary and John, so it seems likely that they are related if not brothers.  We know that James is the son of Mary.  She is living with him in 1871 and the relationship is stated.  There is a James Madden living in Ellice, Perth, Ontario in 1848[1]  In 1850 There is also a Jeremiah.[2]  I believe these are the sons and not a possible father.  James is already 30 in 1848 and Jeremiah would be 26 and has three children by 1850.

1. James Madden bn abt 1818 Ireland  m. 1847 Elleanor bn abt 1818 Ireland – Living with James and Elleanor in 1861 is John McDermott age 18.  He is listed as family so perhaps a son of Elleanor by a previous marriage or a nephew?[3]  In 1871 his mother Mary and wife Ellen are in the household.
2. Jeremiah Madden bn abt 1824 Ireland d. before 1870 m. 1842 Mary Dunn (15 Aug 1824 Ireland- 9 Feb 1890 MI)[4].  Except for Agnes all the children were born in Canada.  Since Agnes was born by 1866 we know that the family had moved to Port Huron by that date. [5]
1. Catherine 23 Dec 1845  (not with family in 1870) – 30 Aug 1907 Perth, Ont
2. Joanna abt 1846
3. Margaret (18 Jan 1849 Canada – 17 Mar 1926 MI)[6] m. Leonard White (LeBlanc)  (Aug 1833 Can -1911 MI)[7] a sailor before 1870.  In 1900 Leonard is listed as a Captain on the Lakes and his brother William LeBlanc a boat builder is living with the family.[8]
1. Joseph Leon (12 Mar 1869 – 24 Jun 1943 ) Joseph may not be Margaret’s child. He is not living with them in 1870.
2. William (15 Nov 1873 MI – 20 Oct 1939)
3. Jeremiah (1875-  ) Is not living with family in 1900
4. Eugenia M (f) (Sep 1879 MI - )
5. Emily Victoria (Aug 1881 MI - )
6. John  Michael (Aug 1885 MI -  )
4. Jeremiah (9 Jan 1851 Canada-15 Feb 1900 MI)[9] Jerry was working in a saw mill in 1870.  He married Rosa Hobin on 26 Apr 1880 in Port Huron.[10]  Jerry’s occupation was Railroad engineer at the time of his death.
1. Cecile (12 Oct 1887 MI – 5 Feb 1963 CA )[11] m. William Bowen 25 Jun 1912 in Port Huron.[12]
1.  Elizabeth Patricia (1912-  )
2.  Mary Jane (1920-  )
5. Michael James abt 1852   Ship Captain in Port Huron see blog for more information.
6. John J  (22 Jun 1855 Canada-8 Mar 1933 MI)[13]  John married Lizzie Campbell on 27 Jun 1888 in Adams Corners, MI.  They had two children ........ John married Julia Ball on 17 Jun 1903 in Chicago[16].  In 1910 Margaret is living with her father and there are two children with Julia.[17]  In 1930 John is living with his daughter Margaret, John C is also in the household. 
1.  Margaret Ann (18 Feb 1890 -  )  Margaret married Fead and was living in Port Huron in 1930.[14]
1.  Mary (1918 – 
2.  John (1924 – 
3. Margaret (1927 – 
2. Mary Agnes (18 Feb 1890-22 Dec 1909).[15] 
3. Esther P (1906 MI – 3 Feb 1995 MI) Esther married Elmer Dietrich (1915-1995) 
4. Helen June (1907-1911MI)[18] 
5. John C. (11 Dec 1911 MI - 20 May 1981 MI )[19]  John is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Port Huron.  John married Leona Jones (1911-1993) 
7.  Mary Ann (27 Oct 1857 Canada – 9 Apr 1929 MI)[20] 
8. Eunice abt 1859
9. Margret E  abt 1861 
10. Agnes abt 1865 Michigan
3. John Madden - bn Mar 1826 Ireland   d 15 Jan 1914 Celedonia MN  [21]  According to his obituary, John was born in County Cork and emigrated to Canada about 1840 with his parents.   About 1847 he married Louisa deVilliers (1825 Quebec – May 1897 WI)[22]  They lived in Ellice until at least 1861 and probably until 1865/7.[23]  This is in disagreement with the obituary which says he lived in Kingston County, but the family found in Ellice, Perth County in 1861 is definitely his.  Louisa his second to last child was born in Canada in 1863 while Eugene the youngest was born in Wisconsin.   John had a farm in Claybanks, Door, Wisconsin[24], were he was active in the activities of the town,  serving as a town supervisor for at least  two years.[25]  In 1910 John is living with his son Eugene who is a Catholic Priest.  Louise is working as his housekeeper.  John is listed as a lumberman living on his own income.[26] John and Louise had eight children: 
1. Ellenor was born abt 1847 in Canada.  When the family moved to Wisconsin she went to live in the …. Family as a servant…..[27]  Ellen married CP Frye….. 
2. James (May 1850 Can - 1939 WI) m Ellen Donlan (1858 Masewaipee. Door, WI - ) James and Ellen (Ella) stayed on the family farm where they raised eleven children.[28] James was active in the politics of the county serving as Supervisor of Assessments in 1910.[29] 
1. John 1876
2. Louisa 1879
3. Francis 7 May 1881 Weekly Expositor v8i31 5/10/81  
4. Jerry T 1884
5. George A 25 Jan 1887 The Independent v14 issue 20 2/11/87
6. Nora L 2 Apr 1890
7. Daughter 6 Jun 1892
8. Bernard E 17 Jun 1893.  Bernard was appointed Superintendent of Education         for Door County Schools in June 1914.[30]
9. Mary 5 Jun 1895
10. Ellen Mary 1898  m. Forest Wodsedalek  3 Aug 1917[31]
11. William 10 Jul 1900 
3. Mary abt 1851 not home in 1880  m Geo Nelson???
4. Jeremiah (Jerry) Madden 30 Aug 1854 emigrated 1867 naturalized m 22 Jun 1885.  Jerry was living in Menominee, Michigan at least through 1921 when he is listed as president of Commercial Bank[32],  and most likely was still a resident until close to the time of his death on 29 Jul 1923 Chicago, IL .[33] He is buried 2 Aug 1923 Riverside Cemetery Menominee Menominee County Michigan, USA Plot: Section E-2, Lot Number 6 Grave Unk Find A Grave Memorial# 86061346  Jeremiah had moved to Menominee, Michigan before 1900.[34] m Margaret L. McDermott bn abt 1866 died 16 Jun 1923 bur 20 Jun 1923 Find A Grave Memorial# 86061365
1. Eugena  b. 1886 d. 2 Apr 1908 b. 2 Apr 1908 Plot: Section E-2, Lot Number 6 Grave Unk (note buried day died)             Find A Grave Memorial# 8606134
2. Arthur P 1891 In 1920 Arthur is living at home.
3.  Margaret H 1895 In 1920 Margaret, a teacher is living at home
4. Joseph bn 1899 d 26 Nov 1945 In 1920 Joseph is a salesman with Wilson-Henes Co. and is living at home.
5. Louise bn 1901 In 1920 Louise a teacher is living at home.
5. John bn 1855  Physician  to Mankota MN
6. Honora (Norah) M  (1857 Can – 1986)[35]  Nora married  William F Shea  (Apr 1855 - 1928)[36] on 6 April 1880 in Door Co.[37]  Nora and William moved to Ashland, Wisconsin where William had a law practice.[38]  Nora and William are buried in St. Agnes Cemetery in Ashland, Wisconsin.   
1. William Apr 1881
2. Eugenie Dec 1882-31 Jan 1922 Antigo, Langlade, WI)[39]. Eugenia married Michael Andrew Flatley (1876-1950) on 9 Oct 1906 in Ashland.[40]   The family continued to live in Antigo after Eugenie’s death.[41]
1. Maria (1 Apr 1908 Wi – 1 Jan 1991 CA)[42]  Maria married Murphy after 1953.  She is on the passenger list for a cruise that year with the name Flatley. Marie is buried in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Roseburg, OR.[43]
2. William  John (20 Nov 1910 – 6 Jul 1989 Springfield, IL)[44]  William, a lawyer, was living in Appleton, WI in 1940.[45]
3. Robert  (26 Oct 1913 Antigo, WI - 20 Jun 2003 Rock Island, IL).  Robert married Eleanor.  Dr. Robert E. Flatley, 89, of Rock Island died Friday, June 20, 2003, at his residence. Survivors: wife, Eleanor; four daughters, Marie (husband, Dr. Len) Deftos of Del Mar, Calif., and Rosemary Lenaghan, Jane (husband, Paul) Adam) and Joan Flatley, all of Springfield; a son, James Flatley of Seminole, Fla.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday, DeRoo-Funeral Home, Moline. Additional services: 10 a.m. Monday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline. Burial: National Cemetery, Rock Island. [46] 
3. Louise Aug (1886-1979)[47]  Louise married Eugene R Stone (1883-1967) about 1916.  They were living in Washington DC for many years, where Eugene was a dentist.[48] 
4. Catherine Mary (Aug 1889-1972)[49]  
5. Edmund B Mar 1892
6. Edith Mar 1896
7. Isabell F (Jan 1900-1919)[50]
7. Louisa bn (30 Jun 1863 CAN -  9 Apr 1921 WI)[51]  Among the attendees at Louisa’s funeral was James Fitzsimmons of Milwaukee.
8. Josph Eugene (1867 WI- 3 Aug 1946)[52] Eugene was a Catholic Priest.  In 1910 Eugene was in Fairmont, MN, his father and sister Louisa were living with him. He was in Lewiston in 1920, Louisa still with him, and in 1930 back in Fairmont.  In 1940, now a Msgr he was back in Winona County in St. Charles.  Living in the household was Eugene Schommer age 13 born in Oregon.[53]

[1] Illustrated Historical Atlas of Perth County, 1879, Mika Silk Screening Limited, Belleville, 1972. Pg 65
[2] Extracts from the 1850 Census of the United Counties of Bruce, Huron, and Perth, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Pg 5
[3] Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1064-1065 pg 28 Ellice, perth Canada West.
[4]  Find A Grave Memorial# 83799689  
[5] Year: 1870; Census Place: Port Huron Ward 1, St Clair,Michigan; Roll: M593_699; Page: 320B;  Year: 1880; Census Place: Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, Roll: 605 Page: 397D Enumeration District: 388
[6] Find A Grave Memorial# 22558721  
[7] Find A Grave Memorial# 22558674  
[8]  Year: 1880; Census Place: Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: 605; Family History Film: 1254605; Page: 400B; Enumeration District: 388; Image: 0693. Year: 1900; Census Place: Port Huron Ward 1, Saint Clair, Michigan; Roll: 741; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1240741.
[9] The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008346300; Roll Number: 31.
[10] Year: 1880; Census Place: Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: 605; Family History Film: 1254605; Page: 341C; Enumeration District: 384; Image: 0570. Year: Year: 1900; Census Place: Port Huron Ward 5, Saint Clair, Michigan; Roll: 741; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1240741. (note Rosa head in 1910); Census Place: Port Huron Ward 1, Saint Clair, Michigan; Roll: T624_673; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1374686.
[11] State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. Los Angeles SS 385015550
[12] 1920; Census Place: Port Huron Precinct 5, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: T625_795; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 807.  930; Census Place: Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: 1025; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 261.0; FHL microfilm: 2340760.
[13] Find A Grave Memorial# 83799693  
[14] Year: 1930; Census Place: Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: 1025; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 289.0; FHL microfilm: 2340760.
[15] Find A Grave Memorial# 83799687  
[16] Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871–1920.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health records. "Marriage Records, 1871–present." Division of Vital Records, Springfield, Illinois.
[17] Year: 1910; Census Place: Port Huron Ward 1, Saint Clair, Michigan; Roll: T624_673; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1374686;  Year: 1920; Census Place: Port Huron Precinct 5, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: T625_795; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 816.
[18] Find A Grave Memorial# 83799690  
[19] Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998.Original data: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index. Lansing, MI, USA.
[20] Find A Grave Memorial# 83799692  
[21] Door County Democrat   Volume: 22  Issue: 5  Publication date: 1914-01-23 
[22] The Advocate 1897-05-15 Volume: 36  Issue: 6  Publication date: 1897-05-15
[23] 1861 Census Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1064-1065.  Upper Canada pg 23
[24]   1870; Census Place: Claybanks, Door, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1712; Page: 14A; Image: 31; Family History Library Film: 553211Year: Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay Banks, Door, Wisconsin; Roll: 1424; Family History Film: 1255424; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 037.1900; Census Place: Claybanks, Door, Wisconsin; Roll: 1785; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241785.  widower
[25]  The Expositor v1 issue 25 4/10/74;  Expositor v2 issue 25 4/9/75
[26] Year: 1910; Census Place: Fairmont Ward 1, Martin, Minnesota; Roll: T624_710; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1374723.
[27] Door County Advocate 1868-01-23Volume: 6  Issue: 36  Publication date: 1868-01-23 
[28] 1900 -  Claybanks, Door, Wisconsin; Roll: 1785; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0039;  1910 -  Claybanks, Door, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1705; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0043 - 11 children 7 living  (either John or Louisa deceased by 1910; 1920 -   Claybanks, Door, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1983; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 56; Image: 593;   1930 -  Claybanks, Door, Wisconsin; Roll: 2569; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 606.0; FHL microfilm: 2342303; Documentation for births of the last nine children. "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826–1926." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. 1302863
[29] Reelected Supervisor of Assessmets Door Co Democrat v18 issue 48 11/25/10
[30]   Sturgeon Bay Advocate v56 is12 6/14/14
[31] Door Co News 8/30/1917 v4is9
[32] Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.1920: Menominee, Michigan, City Directory, 1920 and 1821 - President Commercial Bank, res. 219 Broadway
[33] Ancestry.com. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
[34] Year: 1900; Census Place: Menominee Ward 4, Menominee, Michigan; Roll: 731; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1240731.  Cedar Jobber;  Year: 1910; Census Place: Menominee Ward 4, Menominee, Michigan; Roll: T624_664; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0216; FHL microfilm: 1374677.   (5 children - 4 living)  Owner of a lumber mill
[35] Find A Grave Memorial# 11037426
[36]   Find A Grave Memorial# 11037429
[37] Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Vital Records Division  Vol 1 pg 142
[38] Year: 1900; Census Place: Ashland Ward 3, Ashland, Wisconsin; Roll: 1777; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1241777
[39] Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original records
[40] Year: 1920; Census Place: Antigo Ward 6, Langlade, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1993; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 113; Image: 444.
[41] Year: 1930; Census Place: Antigo, Langlade,Wisconsin; Roll: 2580; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 181.0; FHL microfilm: 2342314.
[42]  State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. Place: Alameda; Date: 1 Jan 1991; Social Security: 389162192.
[43] Find A Grave Memorial# 10539635
[44] Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. Number: 361-12-0130; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951.
[45]  1940; Census Place: Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4508; Page: 81A; Enumeration District: 44-15.
[46] Find A Grave Memorial# 7629880
[47] Find A Grave Memorial# 11037433
[48]  Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia;Roll: T625_206; Page:5B; Enumeration District: 64; Image: 733.Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 297; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 191; Image: 382.0; FHL microfilm: 2340032. Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: T627_571; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 1-532.
[49] Find A Grave Memorial# 11037423
[50] Find A Grave Memorial# 11037448
[51] Door County Advocate 1921-04-15  Vol: 60  Iss: 4; Door County News v7 issue 42 4/14/21
[52] State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health. 017422
[53] Year: 1910; Census Place: Fairmont Ward 1, Martin, Minnesota; Roll: T624_710; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1374723.   Year: 1920; Census Place: Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota; Roll: T625_865; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 526.Year: 1930; Census Place: Fairmont, Martin, Minnesota; Roll: 1107; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 75.0; FHL microfilm: 2340842.  Year: 1940; Census Place: St Charles, Winona, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1969; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 85-18. 

Madden Bros, Inc. - part 1

The three sons of Thomas and Eliza Madden inherited the shipping business from their father.

Throughout their childhood the business had been run by their uncle, Michael Lynn.  By 1910 the company was pretty much defunct and Michael was selling boat supplies.  Thomas 17 and his younger brothers were all living at home and their occupations were listed as none.(1)

In 1920 the brothers are still living together in the family home.  Thomas is listed as a wholesale fruit dealer, Francis and Charles are listed with no occupation both had attended school within the last year. (2)  Their Aunts Mary Lynn and Lena Schramm are living with them.

By 1930 Thomas with wife Helen was living in Edina, Hennipen, MN and is listed as the manager of a Transportation Company.(3) Francis (Frank) is living in Duluth, MN with wife Isabel and his four children and is listed as the Vice President of a Transportation Company. (4)  Charles is living in Minneapolis, MN with wife Helen and three children and is listed as owner of a trucking company. (5).  Each brother will be covered in a future post.

Madden Bros. Vs. Railroad and
Warehouse Commission of Minnesota et al 

In The Case of the Railroads versus the Highway Truckers in the competitive field of L.C.L freight transportation, Charles gives the history of Madden Bros., Inc.  "In April, 1928, the three Madden brothers organized Madden Bros., Inc. of St. Paul, Minn.  This company was formed to exploit our 

Supreme Court Commission

patented trailers in trucking new automobiles from the factories in Michigan and St. Paul, Minn., to points in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota.  As we were the first company to transport automobiles over the highways, the Northwest railroads objected and we were forced to carry the controversy to the U.S. Supreme Court.  After this court decided in our favor, we expanded Madden Brothers from strictly an interurban trucking company to also a forwarding company, and a transportation research and development company.  This expanded company made a transportation survey for the Automobile Traffic Managers Transportation Committee.  Also, surveys for the railroads, such as Great Northern, Milwaukee Road and Northwestern Line.  These surveys resulted in Madden Brothers and the Railway Express Agency making joint contracts with the railroads.  Our survey and recommendation were used in zoning the city of Chicago for the railroad store door automobile movement and was later adopted for L.C.L. freight and for U.S. parcel post.  Because of the success of the trucking division, the forwarding division and the research and development division; Coordinated Transportation, Inc. was organized in March, 1935 to take over the research and development division of Madden Brothers and to exploit the resultant patents from building special railroad equipment; Mutual Transit Corporation was organized in April, 1937 to take over the forwarding division of Madden Brothers; and in May 1937 the interurban trucking division (Madden Brothers) was sold to a Detroit company that was specializing in the hauling of Ford Automobiles.

"Mutual Transit Corporation was organized in April, 1937 as a forwarding company of new automobiles from the factories in Michigan to various points in the Northwest.  The stock was held by the three Madden brothers and the majority of the Twin Cities automobile distributors and dealers.  The movement was in conjunction with the Great Lakes package freight lines and the Northwest railroads.  Mutual Transit ceased doing business in July, 1942 as there were no new automobiles being manufactured to transport.


Jim Madden (Francis) talked about the Poker Fleet travelling the Great Lakes during his childhood. The Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten, owned by the Minnesota-Atlantic Transit Company were used by the Mutual Transit Company to transport cars.  This picture shows (standing - Jim (Francis), Tom (Francis), Tom (Tom), seated Tom, Mary Pat (Francis) and Jane (Francis) on the Ace which was based in Duluth.  Not only were there no more automobiles being built in 1942, but this fleet which had originally been designed for salt water use in WWI was sold, the Queen and Ten to Brazil and the other three to the US Maritime Commission.




(1) 1910 US Census Bay Ward 2, Bay,Michigan; Roll: T624_636; Page: 1A; ED 38
(2)  1920 US Census - Bay Ward 2, Bay,Michigan; Roll 755; Page: 7B; ED 57
(3) 1930 US Census - Edina, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 1088; Page: 14B; ED 277.
(4) 1930 US Census - Duluth, St Louis,Minnesota; Roll: 1126; Page: 13B; ED 42
(5) Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 1092; Page: 17B; ED 70.

Family - Mary (Silbereisen) & Michael Lynn

Bay City Times
30 Mar 1902 p12c3

After the death of Thomas Francis Madden the shipping business was managed by his brother-in-law Michael Lynn.  Like his brother in law Michael was active in the community, running for office at least once.  Michael died 19 Aug 1927 in Grand Rapids, MI.  Mary died 30 Jul 1941

"Michael J. Lynn, 68, brother of Daniel E. Lynn, 2638 Military Street, died Friday at his home in Grand Rapids.

Mr. Lynn was born in Port Huron, but had not lived in the city for many years. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs.James Schafer, Grand Rapids, and Mrs. Alec Schwall, Bay City;and three brothers, Daniel E. Lynn (Port Huron), George Lynn, Cleveland, and Edward Lynn, Cleveland.

Funeral services will be held at St. Stephen Church Monday 10 a.m., burial will take place at Mt. Hope Cemetery."  [Port Huron Times Herald 20 Aug 1927]

Mary and Michael had two daughters, Elizabeth and Catherine.  Both girls attended the academy in Monroe. (1)

• Elizabeth married James Schafer on 8 Jun 1915. They had  two children.  
• Mary Catherine (1916-1996) m. Merel Rowe (1922-2002).  They lived in Fresno County, CA.
• Elizabeth Ann died in 1919 at the age of 3 months.
• Catherine (1890-1971) m. Alec Schwall.  In 1930 she was widowed and she and her two children were living with her mother and Aunt Lena in Bay City. She was still there in 1940. Catherine had two children  
• Mary E 1914
• Lynn Alexander 1916 PA - 2000 FL

(1) Bay City Times 2 Jan 1904 p3

Family - James Howard Madden

(6 Mar 1865 Albany, NY - 20 Apr 1923 Chicago, IL)

My father was named James Howard, but it was a surprise when I found that his great uncle also had the middle name Howard. In fact, my father knew little of his family background.  His Madden grandparents died when his father was still a child and both Madden Great-Uncles died before my father was born.  Aunt Nell might have been able to fill in family detail, but my father had no fond memories of family chats and no family details seem to have been passed on to others.

James was the youngest child of James Madden and Anna Fitzsimmons.  Like his brothers he grew up working on the docks on the Hudson River.  He left Albany and joined his brother Thomas in Bay City sometime in the early 1880s. In 1886 he is listed as a lumber inspector with  Dolsen, Chapin & Co. He is boarding at 223 S. Monroe, the same address as Thomas.

By 1893 he had moved on to Ashland, Wisconsin, the 1893 directory lists his occupation as logger.   All indications are that he and Thomas and most likely John did at least some business together throughout their lifetime.  There are referrals in some records to the "Madden Bros."  However, on the death of his brother Thomas, James did not step in to run the shipping business, the working together seems to have been on specific projects and not in joint ownership of a business.

James married Lillian McGillen in 1898.  She was the daughter of James McGillen and Johanna Ketinge.  I have found records for three children.  Virginia Ketinge was born Nov 1906 and died in Chicago in June of 1911.  Judith Elnor was born in Wisconsin in 1912 and died in Duluth in August of that year.  Betty A was born about 1915 in Duluth.  She is living with her parents in Chicago in 1920 and with her mother in 1930 and 1940.  I have found no further records that I can prove are hers.

Like his brother John, James became involved in politics.  In 1906 he ran for Congress in the 10th district in Ashland.  He lost the nomination by just a few votes. As the newspapers of the time pointed out, the cost was considerable.

By 1910 the family had moved to Duluth where James continued in the lumber business.  This was another connection to my father, his grand-nephew, as he grew up in Duluth, again totally unaware that family had lived there before.    In 1920 James was listed as the head of a lumber company in Duluth.  The family was living at 721 First Street.

James died on 20 Apr 1923 in Chicago.  He had been living at 358 Garfield Avenue there.  The newspaper notice included a posting to Meninomee, Michigan.  I don't know why, so I explored just a bit and found a Jerry Madden, born in Canada, father born in Ireland who is the owner of a lumber company.  Is this another connection.  Or is this just a coincidence.  (I'll save this for another post)

James was buried in Appleton, Wisconsin on 22 April 1923.   Lillian lived in Chicago for another eighteen years.  She died there on 13 Mar 1941.

Records:

1. Bay City Directory for 1886-1887: Embracing A Complete Alphabetical List Of Business Firms And Private Citizens, A Directory of the "City And County Officers, Churches And Public Schools, Benevolent, Literary And Other Associations, And A Complete Business Directory of Bay City, to which is added a complete directory of West Bay City and Esserville. (Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co., 1886). Madden James H, lumber inspector Dolsen, Chapin & co, bds 223 S Monroe
2. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: Ashland, WI, 1888-89. Ashland, WI: R. L. Polk & Co., 1888. Ashland, WI, 1890-91. Ashland, WI: R. L. Polk & Co., 1890. Ashland, WI, 1891-92. Ashland, WI: R. L. Polk & Co., 1891. Ashland, WI, 1893. Ashland, WI: R. L. Polk & Co., 1893: James H Madden City: Ashland State: WI Occupation: logger - boards Chequamegon Hotel
3. 1905 Census - familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMSZ-CM5 : accessed 24 Dec 2012, J H Madden household
4. The Daily Northwestern 6 May 1906 and 16 Nov 1906
5. Bureau of the Census RG29 Micropublication T624 --1784 rolls, Thirteenth Census of the United States 1910, Population Schedules (Washington, National Archives and Records Administration), Duluth, St. Louis, MN Roll 725 SD 5 ED 155 pg 14B and 15 A
6. Bureau of the Census RG 29 Micropublication T625 Fourteenth Census of the United States 1920, Population Schedules (Washington, National Archives and Records Administration) Duluth, St. Louis MN, Roll858; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 103
7. Chicago Death Records MADDEN  JAMES  HOWARD   M/W 6012435 1923-04-20 COOK  CHICAGO  23-04-23
8. Chicago Tribune 22 April 1923: Vol 82 No. 16 pg 10
9. The Daily Northwestern Tues 24 Apr 1923

Collateral Family: The STRONG Connection

With two daughters married to Maddens, at least one a relative and common interest in vessels on the Great Lakes, it seemed prudent to investigate the Strong family of Tonawanda, New York.  Here are the basics.

The patriarch, Thomas Nicholas Strong, was born about 1820 in Ireland. He died in 1886 at the age of 66 in Tonawanda, Erie, New York and is buried in St. Francis Cemetery (1).  He married Eliza Hammond who was born on 25 Aug 1831 in Liverpool, England. She died on 23 Jun 1907 at the age of 75 in Tonawanda and was buried in St. Francis Cemetery.  Thomas is listed as a sailor in the 1860-80 census.(2)

They had the following children

A. Belinda Caroline Strong was born in 1852 in New York. She died on 29 Jan 1925 at the age of 73 in Tonawanda.  Belinda married John Rhadigan, a sailor born in Canada, about 1879.  In 1880 they were living in Port Huron, MI. (3) They had three children.  John bn about 1881 married (1) Delsia Brighton and (2)Catherine.  He also followed a maritime career.  William married Pearl and had at least one child. Belinda married Raymond Ball and had children.  

B. William H Strong was born in 1854 in New York. He died in 1908 at the age of 54. He was buried in 1908 at St. Francis Cemetery. By 1880 William had followed his father into the maritime business. He is listed as a sailor in the census.

C. Thomas N Strong Jr. was born in 1856 in New York. He died in 1865 at the age of 9 in New York, United States. He was buried in St. Francis Cemetery. 

D. Eliza A Strong was born in 1859 in New York.. She died in 1881 and is buried in St. Francis Cemetery.  Eliza married .... McInnis.  No further information has been found to date.

E. Clara Strong was born in 1862 in Tonawanda, New York. She died on 12 Mar 1936 at the age of 74 in Tonawanda.  Clara married William L Misner who in 1900 is listed as Clerk of Canal.  They had James, William, Rosette and Matthew.  The Misner's had an interest in at least one of the Strong vessels plying the Great Lakes. Clara and William sued other Strong family members over interest in the Emory. (Misner research). 

F. Isabella "Belle" Strong was born on 22 Oct 1863 in Tonawanda, New York.  She died on 2 Jul 1946 at the age of 82 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan and was buried on 4 Jul 1946 in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Isabella "Melle" Strong and Michael Madden were married about 1884 in Tonawanda.  See Great Lakes: Captain Michael Madden of Saginaw

G. Emma Strong was born in 1866 in Tonawanda, New York and in 1934 at the age of 68. She was buried in 1934 at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Kenmore, Erie, New York.  Emma married Philip Heppner who was born in 1864. He died in 1917 at the age of 53 and is also buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.  They had Elizabeth 1895-1976, who married David Reid 1895-1976 and Mary E. 1896-1985. Also see  Family: John J. Madden for information on Capt. Heppner being injured in 1905.

H. Dora Strong was born on 24 Aug 1870 in Tonawanda, New York.  See Family: John J. Madden

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(1) All Cemetery Links for St. Francis Cemetery and Mt. Olivert Cemetery are found on FindAGrave

(2) Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.  Tonawanda, Erie, New York; Roll: M653_750; Page: 566; Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Tonawanda, Erie, New York; Roll: M593_931; Page: 565A; Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. onawanda, Erie, New York; Roll: 827 pg 174A

(3)Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: 605; Page: 323A

Other Maddens found on the Great Lakes

Personnel: 

• Michael Madden - Captain - 
  1857 Oliver Cromwell; 
  1899 chief engineer Minnie M (Arnold Line) 
  1900   Ossifrage; 1901 Chippewa.  This might be two separate men and the first might be the owner of the Girl of the Period below.  There was one listing for a Capt. Michael Madden in Bay City that might also be this Michael.
• Jerry Madden - Marine Engineers of Coasts and Rivers - 668 1/2 Royal St. New Orleans LA
• J.H. Madden - Captain after 1900 d. 1930 - care of JA Calbick and Co. Chicago. (1)
• 1900 FE Spinner
• 1901-1902 Panther
• 1904-6 Helen C
• 1907-11 Alva
• 1910 Pere Marquette No. 5
• 1915 Edwin L Booth
• 1917-18 Richard Star
• 1920-29 Joe S Morrow
• John Madden - Marine Engineers Beneficial Assoc.  Spring and Linden, Troy, NY (1-p303)
• James Madden 1903 WP Rend (1903 RedBook)
• Michael Madden -Engineer  (Jul 1867 Canada - ) Michael emigrated with his family in 1885.  He married Anna Bridget Foy who had also been born in Canada in 1870.  In 1900 they are found in St. Ignace, Mackinac, MI. Michael and Anna had at least six children: Michael Fergus Aug 1894 - 9 Mar 1913 St. Ignace, Rose M Mar 1896, Anne Nov 1897, Loretta 1901, Thomas 1905, Margaret 30 Dec 1912 - 20 Nov 1913 St. Ignace (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623-726 p8A, ED0102;  United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910.  T624_658, p10A, ED0170) 
• Thomas M Madden - Master - 1905 Charles H. Hackley  ( August 16. - Steamer CHARLES H. HACKLEY left her dock at Rush Street Bridge, Chicago, to take an excursion party to view yacht races off Chicago Harbor, Lake Michigan, taking on the party at the foot of Randolph street.  Upon landing at Randolph street, Captain Barry, master, was called ashore upon urgent personal matters and left the ship in charge of Thomas M. Madden, master, and Joseph Oliver, also licensed as master; these two men being the only licensed men employed on board the vessel having authority to navigate the ship.  Case reported to proper authorities.    --   August 20. - Complaint was made, alleging that while on duty Thomas M. Madden, a licensed pilot on steamer CHARLES H. HACKLEY, was intoxicated. Upon investigation it was found that Mr. Madden, while able to handle the vessel properly, had been drinking and his license was suspended for 30 days.) REPORT OF THE STEAMBOAT INSPECTION SERVICE CASUALTIES, VIOLATIONS OF LAW, AND INVESTIGATIONS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1905  EIGHTH SUPERVISING DISTRICT LOCAL DISTRICT OF CHICAGO, ILL., p.379

Ships:

• Girl of the Period - Built for Captain Madden launched last week for Caroll Bros. of Buffalo   Cost 5500 50 x 11.6 and 5ft 6in hold  20 May 1873 Detroit Free Press
• Satisfaction - 1899 John Madden of Sheyboygan (Port Huron) burned for loss of $25000
• Uncle Charley-  25 16 56x12 tug Jerry Madden of Menominee

Information on any of the Maddens listed above is welcome.

1. 1903 Blue Book of American Shipping:   Statistics of Shipping and Ship Building in America. Lists of Ship Owners, Ship, Engine and Boiler Builders, Naval Architects, Vessel Masters, and members of various organizations made up from the Navy and Merchant Marine. Particulars of American and Canadian Steam and Sail vessels with names and addresses of owners. Cleveland OH: Marine Review Publishing Co. 1903 

The Ships - Fred Meyers

Originally built by the Detroit Dry Dock Company for the J. Emory Owen Transportation Co, the freighter was launched (US 76731) in 16 May 1888.  With a screw propulsion and three sails the ship was 256.4' long 38.5' beam and had a hold depth of 19.8'.  Gross tonnage was 1739.53 and capacity was 2700 tons.

It burned near Manitowoc, WI on Lake Michigan on 5 Dec 1903.

Rebuilt as a steam-barge, it's dimensions changed only in it's depth which was now 15.8' and gross tonnage, down to 1264.  Renamed the F.A. Meyer, it was  purchased by William H. Strong and John J. Madden in 1905.  The listed owner was William H. Strong Transportation Co.

In June of 1906 the Meyer struck the steamer Ruth while in the Buffalo dock.  In August of that year it carried a record load of 1,500,000 board feet of lumber from Duluth to Tonawanda.

On 18 Dec 1909 the FA Meyer was sunk by ice.  The ship had been sold in the interim and was owned by Adam Hartman at the time it sank.  Bound from Boyne City, Michigan to Buffalo, New York the crew was rescued by the propeller MAPLETON.  Attempts were made to raise the ship through 1910, when it was finally abandoned.

Great Lakes Maritime Database
Maritime History of the Great Lakes - The J. Emory Owen (images 1) (images 2)

The Ships - Tracy J. Bronson

The TRACY J. BRONSON was built in 1857 by Jones & Bissett at Cleveland, OH U.S.A wood hulled schooner with 2 masts, a length of 137 feet, and a width of 26 feet. It displaces 381 tons. The ship was remeasured in Erie, PA on 25 April 1865 and the dimensions listed as 137.25' by 26.5' with a hold depth of 11.5'.  Gross tonnage was listed as 277.22. (1)

In 1899 the schooner was owned by John Murphy of Cedar River Michigan.  The 1900 & 1901 issues of BlueBook of American Shipping, Marine and Naval Directory of the United States lists the owner as John J. Madden of Tonawanda. (2) And in 1902 the owner was listed as Dora S. Madden. (3)

The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Final enrollment surrendered at Buffalo, NY, March 18, 1903, and endorsed "Out of Commission."  The Blue Book continues to list the vessel for years listing the owner as Buffalo Dredging Co., Buffalo, NY, out of Commission. (4)

(1) Historical Collections of the Great Lakes , BGSU, Wisconsin's Great Shipwrecks
(2) Blue Book of American Shipping, Marine and Naval Directory of the United States 1901

(3) Blue Book of American Shipping, Marine and Naval Directory of the United States 1902

(4) Blue Book of American Shipping, Marine and Naval Directory of the United States 1905

The Ships - TUG Thomas F. Madden

Built by O'Grady and Maher in Buffalo NY, the tug Thomas F. Madden was 47" long, 13"wide and had a hold depth of 6.33".  Built of wood with a gross tonnage of 17.85 and a net tonnage of 8.93 she was first enrolled (US 145582) on 23 April 1891.

There is no evidence that the TF Madden was ever owned by Thomas F. Madden or any other Madden.  It is listed here as another of the mysterious connections with shipping on the Great Lakes.

• Around the Lakes 1894 (1) lists the owner of the Thomas F. Madden as Pat Tirnan of Tonawanda.
• 1901 BlueBook of American Shipping, Marine and Naval Directory of the United States lists the owner of the TF Madden as JB Donnelly of Buffalo.
• In 1902 there was a company Madden and Donnelly in Saginaw MI.
• In 1903 (2) the Blue Book shows no owner for the TF Madden.
• The final enrollment was surrendered at Buffalo on 2 April 1906 and endorsed "laid up."  No other enrollments have been discovered and the TF Madden was dropped from the List of US Merchant Vessels in 1914.

Great Lakes Vessels Online Index

1. Around the Lakes 1894, Detroit Dry Dock Co. Cleveland, OH: Marine Review Print 1894
2. 1903 Blue Book of American Shipping:   Statistics of Shipping and Ship Building in America. Lists of Ship Owners, Ship, Engine and Boiler Builders, Naval Architects, Vessel Masters, and members of various organizations made up from the Navy and Merchant Marine. Particulars of American and Canadian Steam and Sail vessels with names and addresses of owners. Cleveland OH: Marine Review Publishing Co. 1903 p176

The Ships - A.W. Wright

The schooner A.W. Wright (US 105891) was built by John E. Dixon in East Saginaw in 1880.  Officially enrolled on 27 April 1880 in Port Huron the A.W. Wright was 169" long, 33.25" wide and had a depth of 10.66.  Built of wood she had a gross tonnage of 530.60 and a net tonnage of 507.73.  It seems possible that the A.W. Wright, built as a tow barge for lumber was named for the A.W. Wright Lumber Company of Saginaw.  The owner at the time of enrollment was C. Sager et. al. and the vessel was originally towed by the steamship Glascow. (1)

On 2nd Oct 1915 Lena F. Schramm as administratrix de bonis non (2) of the estate of Thomas F. Madden sold to James H. Madden the guardian of Francis M and Charles L Madden for $1.00 one sixth share in the schooner, A.W. Wright.  The estate owned a 1/4 share with the other 3/4s being owned by William Sharp. Although we only have the one bill of sale, it is assumed that the other 1/12 if the vessel that was owned by the estate was sold to Thomas Madden, who was no longer a minor.  The bill of sale noted that the sale was made with agreement of the probate court.

According to the bill of sale the ship's master was S.T. Williams and the description of the schooner claimed one deck, two masts and plain head and a square stern with dimensions as listed above.  Of interest for those of us without a marine background was the tonnage, the same as that listed above with the added information that, the capacity of the under deck was 507.73 tons and enclosures on the upper deck held another 22.87 giving a total capacity of 530 tons.  So net tonnage as listed in all the books means below deck capacity.

In 1918 the vessel was still owned by Wm Sharp. It is unknown if the Madden brothers, now all of age also still owned 1/4. (3)

The Vessel was abandoned in 1925.
You can find a picture on the  Historical Collections of the Great Lakes website.
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(1) The  Catalog for the Milwaukee County Library gives the following information.  

Official no.105891.
	Barge built in 1880 by E. or John Dixon at East Saginaw, Mich. for C. Sager, et. al., of East Saginaw as a tow barge for the lumber trade.
	First towed by the steamship Glascow, later the J.P. Donaldson. Abandoned in 1925. Last owned by H.N. Jex of Toledo.  (  items in folder : ill., photos. ; 22 x 28 cm.)

(2) DE BONIS NON. This phrase is used in cases where the goods of a deceased person have not all been administered. When an executor or administrator has been appointed, and the estate is not fully settled, and the executor or administrator is dead, has absconded, or from any cause has been removed, a second administrator is appointed to to perform the duty remaining to be done, who is called an administrator de bonis non, an administrator of the goods not administered and he becomes by the appointment the only representative of the deceased. (A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.)  Elizabeth Madden was the original Executrix of her husbands estate.  She died in 1911 

 (3) American Bureau of Shipping, Record of American and Foreign Shipping. New York: 1919 p33

The Ships - The HJ Webb

Historical Collections of the Great Lakes (1)

The H.J. Webb, a wood hulled schooner with 3 masts,  was built in 1869 by Isaac W. Nicholas at Vermilion, OH U.S.  167 feet long, and 28 feet wide, It had a gross tonnage of 431, and a load capacity of 410 tons. At launch the owner was CP Minch and under Captain WJ Trainer the vessel plied the ore trade between Escanaba to Cleveland.

• In 1871 the HJ Webb, Schooner, lost her rudder post on Lake Huron. Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1871, Capt J.W. Hall 
• 1874 Captain Dayton began sailing the steamer Seneca, afterward the H. J. Webb, of which he was also owner, remaining with her until December, 1877, when she was burned in the Bloody Run slip in Detroit river, taking fire from sparks from a planing-mill, and becoming a total loss.
• In 1894 the owner of HJ Webb was listed as John Madden of Bay City. (Around the Lakes 1894, Detroit Dry Dock Co. Cleveland, OH: Marine Review Print 1894)
• In 1895 HJ Webb is listed in Annual List of Merchant Vessels as being based in Albany NY. 
• In 1895 John F. Madden is listed in the Bay City Directory(2).  He is not found in any other available volumes.  Thomas F. is listed with occupation of lumber. 
  
• In 1899 the Captain of the HJ Webb was John Ryan.
• In 1900 the HJ Webb with home port listed as Albany, NY was owned by John F Madden. Our John is John J.  so who is John F. It doesn't seem feasible that the name is listed incorrectly in the ship's registry, so it doesn't seem likely that John F. is the same man as John J.  Yet, I can't find other evidence of John F as a ship's Captain in either Bay City or Albany.  Ideas and comments are welcome!!

A year later the vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Stranded on Larch Island, North Channel, Georgian Bay, November 11, 1901 and became total loss. The photograph above shows the H.J. Webb under way on the Great Lakes. 

1. Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
2. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.  Bay City, Bay, Michigan 1895

Great Lakes: Captain Michael James Madden

Son of Jeremiah Madden and Mary Dunn
(1853 Canada - 1925 Detroit)

Michael was born in Ontario and was living with his parents Jeremiah and Mary in Ellice, Perth, Ontario in 1861. (1)  

About 1870 he came to Port Huron, St. Clair, MI.  He married Catherine (Kate) Beal before 1892 and they lived for many years at 1003 Kearney St.

Michael moved to Detroit where he died on 2 Jan 1925.  He is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Port Huron.

Again, there is a connection between Michael and the family of Thomas F. Madden.  Michael was the captain of the Lizzie Madden for at least the two years 1899 and 1900.  Is that the only connection?  Although Madden is not an uncommon name, the connections between the shipping Maddens are interesting.

Known facts:

• Michael obtained his first license to pilot a boat in 1871.  This would most likely be a 3rd class license.  He was only 17 at the time. (Marine Record 8 Sep 1898 - List of those who have held licenses for over 20 years.)
• In 1880 Michael a 26 year old sailor is living with his mother, Mary, in Port Huron. (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington D.C. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 M   -605 p397D, ED 388)
• 1884 M. Madden Captain (str) in Bay City - If this is the correct Michael, it puts him in Bay City right at the same time that Thomas F. moved there.  R.L. Polk & Co.'s Marine Directory - 1884  Vessel Captains
• 1893 M. Madden was captain of the Newaygo. (This might or might not be Michael)
• MJ Madden was Captain of the Lizzie Madden in 1899 and 1900. (23 Mar 1893 Marine Record p3; RedBook 1899)
• In 1900 Michael and Kate were living in Port Huron (1003 Kearney) with three children and servant Annie Wright. Michael is listed as Captain of the steamer Baden? He is listed as emigrating in 1870 and was unemployed for four months of the year (the typical wintering season on the Lakes). (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623-741, p4A,  ED 100)
• From 1901 to 1909 Michael J was the captain of various vessels owned by JC Gilchrist.
• 1901 Columbia (Redbook 1901)
• 1902-1904 Wallula   (Marine Review 13 Mar 1902 p4; Redbook 1902-1904) 
• 1905-06 Mecosta (name as MJJ) (Redbook 1905-6)
• 1907-08 Thomas Maytham (Redbook 1907; Lynn's 1908)
• 1908 Merida (ISMA-1908)
• 1909 City of Genoa (hailing port of Vermillion) (Record of American and Foreign Shipping American Lloyds.)
• 1910-1916 Listed in ISMA but no ship listed.
• In 1910 Michael was listed as Captain of the Great Laker? in the census. (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624-673, p8, ED112)

Michael and Kate had four children:

1. John Albert Beal Madden b. Dec 1892 MI d. 1954 buried Mt. Hope Cemetery, Port Huron MI
2. Eugenia Mary Madden Sep 1895 MI  
3. Catherine Madden Oct 1898 MI - 1986
4. Margaret Josephine 1901-1964

Read more at 
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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1. Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll:  C-1064-1065. pg 24 Perth, Dist. 3 Ellice

The Ships - The Lizzie Madden

The Chenango, was originally built with two decks in 1887 by J. Oades & Frontier Iron Works for Cameron and Whitney. 175' long, 34' wide and with a depth of 13' and built of wood, the Chenango had a gross tonnage of 938.

On 11 April 1890 bound from Detroit to Buffalo with a cargo of wheat a fire was discovered next to her boiler as she approached Long Point on Lake Erie.  Passing steamers Eber Ward and Majestic towed her to the entrance to Erie (PA).  There she sat for two months before she was finally towed to

Buffalo. Insured for $55,000, it was estimated that the cost of salvage and rebuild would come to $46,000.

James Davidson a shipbuilder from Bay City purchased her and eliminating the second deck readied her for the lumber trade.  She was outfitted with a steeple compound engine.  Thomas F. Madden and partners purchased her in 1891 and she was reregistered as the Lizzie Madden (US 126431 - J Davidson Hull #44).

23 Nov 1907 Bay City Tribune

From 1891 to 1907 the Lizzie Madden worked throughout the Great Lakes with a variety of Captains and her comings and goings were reported in various newspapers including the Tonawanda News and the Door County Advocate.

• 13 May 1893 (DCA)...  the steambarge Lizzie Madden was on it's way to Menominee to load lumber.
• 1894 - Captain William Tomlin (8 Mar 1894 Marine Record p3)
• 16 Jun 1894 .(DCA).. the Lizzie Madden was again on its way north. 
• 14 Jul  1894 (DCA) .. the Captain was having trouble with the crew over wages.  
• 26 Jan 1895 ..(DCA). The Lizzie Madden wintered over in Buffalo.
• 1895 winter mooring JB Ketham (10 Jan 1895 p8 Marine Record)
• 1897- 22 Apr - John Cowan had secured the Lizzie Madden and Noquebay for hauling lumber from Menominee to Buffalo at $1.25 per 1000 feet, one of the lowest rates ever reported. ( 22 April 1897 Marine Record)
• (DCA) Towards the end of the season she ran on Strawberry Island in the Niagara River.
• 1898 Wintered in Buffalo
• 1899-1900 Captain MJ Madden  Port Huron, MI   chief engineer, George H Charlton. 
• 25 Mar 1899 ..(DCA).  the Lizzie Madden was in for repairs.  
• 22 Jul 1899 ....(DCA)  she ran ashore on Sand Island.
• 24 Nov 1900 (DCA)... she was badly scorched by fire. 
• 28 Dec 1901 .(DCA).. she wintered at Milwaukee.
• 1901-1902 Captain D. Elliott and Casey Cuthbert took over as chief engineer. 
• 1903 JM Lynn is listed as manager (1903 Blue Book of American Shipping:   Statistics of Shipping and Ship Building in America. Lists of Ship Owners, Ship, Engine and Boiler Builders, Naval Architects, Vessel Masters, and members of various organizations made up from the Navy and Merchant Marine. Particulars of American and Canadian Steam and Sail vessels with names and addresses of owners. Cleveland OH: Marine Review Publishing Co. 1903  p176)
• 1905 - William J. Lynn ( MJ Lynn (manager) also on board Helped in Salvage of the Siberia. Buffalo Evening News 27 Nov 1905)
• 20 May 1905 ... she found the body of the captain of the steamer H.B. Hawgood.
• 1905 Nov 16. - Complaint was made against steamer LIZZIE MADDEN for being navigated from Duluth to Tonawanda with a fireman acting as second engineer.  Matter investigated November 27 and license of Wm. J. Lynn, master, suspended for 15 days.  Case also referred to the U. S. District  attorney and collector of customs for the imposition of penalties incurred.  REPORT OF THE STEAMBOAT INSPECTION SERVICE CASUALTIES, VIOLATIONS OF LAW, AND INVESTIGATIONS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,  1905 NINTH SUPERVISING DISTRICT LOCAL DISTRICT OF CLEVELAND, OHIO pg 387
• 1907 Captain Ralph Pringle.

 
On 22 Nov 1907 the Madden left Bay City for Little Current, Ontario where a cargo of lumber was waiting.  Just as she cleared the river a fire was discovered.  Spreading rapidly the crew soon gave up fighting it and took to the life boats.  The crew was picked up by the Langell Boys and taken to East Tawas.  The burning Lizzie Madden came to a rest on Little Charity Island in Saginaw Bay.  On December 12 the werck was purchased and her engine and boiler were retrieved by Bay City Wreckage and Salvage Company.

Read more:

• Sounds of Disaster: Tawas Point and Vessels Gone By 
• Beeson's Marine Directory of the Northwestern Lakes Vessels lost in 1907